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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1922
Page
6
Verbalized ad rates for Vernal Utah publication dated 1879 list display rates 30c per inch over 100 inch index 30c per inch non contracted 60c per inch business locals 10c per line and various legal public notices ten cents per line per insertion water notices 1500 final proof 12.00 contest notices 10 cents per line per insertion.
Albert Halon of the Land Office returned from Grand Junction after visiting Joseph and Andrew Dudley Jr. in Jensen’s Slolt Tuesday morning. Dr J T Shuler of Gordon Nebraska arrived after a hard basin trip and will locate here permanently. County Clerk Charles A Hatch issued a marriage license in December to Harold Baxter of Pleasant Grove Utah and Margarite Crozier of Noola Utah.
Miss Nellie Smith, teaching in Ogden this year, departed Sunday morning after enjoying the holidays at her parents Mr and Mrs Frank Smith.
The Commercial club staged a Friday night minstrel show with the Vernal band in attendance. attendance was only moderately filled. A dance followed the program. Joseph I Bodily, after a twenty six month mission in California, returned home on Christmas Eve. He is the son of Bishop and Mrs Joseph Bodily of Maeser.
The Vernal Commercial club races to hold a dance in their special hall two weeks from now with public invitation. The Commercial club orchestra will furnish the music.
The Uintah academy and Wilcox academy resumed work on Tuesday morning for the last half year of school. Public schools of the county started on Wednesday morning.
Curtis Horrocks arrives with his brothers Delbert and Robert to Bennett after Curtis returned from Los Angeles where he worked in steel plants.
Mrs P P McCarrell announces the birth of a nine pound baby girl on December 20 at the home of Mr and Mrs R M Tiffany in Price Utah. Mrs Tiffany is a daughter of Mrs McCarrell.
Samuel M. Rolfe and Misa Flora of Vernal were united in marriage January 3 1922 by Justice H Walter Woolley. Rolfe is the son of Samuel Rolfe and Misa Flora, daughter of Chell Hall of Dry Fork.
The Business Men's Athletic Club held its first meeting on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. The meetings will occur daily for 15 minutes with active setting up exercises. Sessions take place in the Vernal Commercial Club rooms for members only.
Coach Zelphi Calder of Carlon County High left Monday for Price. He was accompanied by Miss Alta Gillman Miss Alice Olson Amasa Caldwell Hamilton Calder and Charles Johnson returning to school after traveling twenty one hours over the Price Mstan road.
Mr and Mrs George H Harrison arrived Friday evening after spending holidays with Mrs Wallis in Salt Lake City. They traveled via the summit road, aided by a tractor at the summit, enduring heavy snow. Miss Rudy Walls accompanied them on the trip.
Hyrum Dormgaard and Chester Kimball from Gusher attempted to leave via the Uintah stage on Thursday to reach Logan for government vocational training. They had been trying since Monday. Dormgaard says his car froze and required pushing until he could move. He may need a medical amputation.
Preparations outline the fifth annual stock show in East Lake City on April 3. With at least 68 carloads of cattle from Intermountain and Pacific states, extensive dairy displays and educational exhibits will accompany premium prizes over 1000 dollars. Authorities from the dairy bureau, Utah Agricultural College, and American Breeders Association will cooperate, with specialized classes and a banquet planned for exhibitors and Salt Lake business leaders.
The Alta Oil and Land Corporation of Colorado filed articles of incorporation with the secretary of state on December 31 listing capital stock at 500 000 in 1 shares The company proposes to do business in the Uintah Basin.
Tuesday evening the IOOF held its semiannual election. Herman Miller was named Noble Grand, Dr J W Stevens as Vice Grand, Delbert Colton Jr as secretary, and I H Woodard was re elected treasurer a position he has held for over fifteen years.
Angus from Stoosevelt visited on Wednesday. Mrs W Ho Crozier and daughter Margarite of Neola registered at a local hotel Monday. A baby boy was born December 26 to Mr and Mrs Abo Hatch, bringing joy to their families.
R D Salinsbury a center buyer from Dixon appears in a short rural note while Wiomink was in Vernal Tuesday and Wednesday. Lawrence and Charles Carter left Tuesday via Watson for Lagin where they are attending school.
A Wallon farmer from Ran chett was a Vernal visitor and returned to The city on Wednesday.
N J Menagtor of the Bank of Vernal left Monday on business to Reservation points and was to return Tuesday. The trip was described as strenuous and involved a recount of bad rands.
Gearse 1 Mutorey a prominent figure spent Monday night in Vernal en route to drilling operations of the Castle Dale OIF company in Hill Creek where they hold extensive holdings.
First class mail from Price did not arrive Wednesday due to heavy snows at Gate canyon head on the Price Myton toad. The Helper Duchesne toad was blocked as well. Mail resumed Thursday afternoon.
The LE T J club hosted a social in honor of the risenandse Cstheote and mothers with members and patrons listed. Decorations featured cherry blossoms and Japanese lanterns, guests from local colleges attended, refreshments included punch and mints, and a dance followed with prizes for gentler punch trackers.
One of the most delightful affairs of the festive period was at the home of Mrs Karl Tonny where she hosted Currant Topics club. The event featured Christmas favors, a midwinter dinner, and a voting of a hostess prize for Mrs Tenny, with festive decor and a bewitching centerpiece.
The Withap Nahon Camp Wire held its monthly ceremonial meeting on December 29. Ratliff and Elva Griffis received Fire Makers degree emblems after examination. Audrey Coltett became a Wood Getter. Lizzie Efot joined the organization. Honor beads were awarded for prior month work. A program of Camp Fire songs delighted attendees, and Dorothy Griffis attended home for the holidays.
Mr and Mrs Wichard Jensen entertained many friends at a New Year's dinner. Guests included Mr and Mrs William Sid DAway, Mr and Mrs J WN Dayle, Mr and Mrs Hi Olson, Mr and Mrs Charles S Carter, Mrs Lucy Rackham, Mr Jengens mother Charley Ericson, Charles Carter Jr, Clive Davis, the Misses Minin and Guy Davis, and Eva York.
The feature presented next Wednesday January 11 stars David Powell with Mary Aywnne as Kitty Seaton and Langlorne Burton as Sir William Rutherford. Wendham’s brother Steading and Marjorie Hume head a notable company in a social issue tale written by Edward Kuoblock.
The Second Ward Mutual club presents a program at the Vogue theatre with the Vernal band providing music for the play and the free dance after. Merrill Bennian is noted as a featured performer and the event offers a single admission for the play and dance. The audience is urged to attend both the show and the dance, described as worth seeing twice.
Last week a fire of unknown origin destroyed the Duchesne Milling Company flour mill at Duchesne. The loss is estimated at ten thousand dollars with five thousand dollars insured. Machinery and a quantity of grain and flour were destroyed. Rock M Pope is the elected stockholder in the company.
Turkeys raised in the Uintah mountains praised as the toothsome birds by epicureans yielded about seventy thousand dollars in the basin’s shipments for Thanksgiving. Large consignment moved to Salt Lake City while smaller lots were sent elsewhere, totaling hundreds of thousands of pounds returned to producers.
An article describes improvements at Southwest Pass and the New Orleans harbor, noting dredging to widen outlets and shore protections. Engineers built sand and nonconstructed dikes to defend against floods and erosion, enabling safer river access and navigation for commerce.
The article describes three hat styles with soft crowns and panne velvet material. One hat uses a wide brim and thin satin rosettes, while another small hat includes ribbon rosettes and beaded embroidery. Davia Cooper arrives with his daughter Elena, who attends school nearby.
Milea Izola Jensen, a teacher at Orn exnrevafon, Uintah academy, arrived Tuesday after visiting her home in Pleasant Grove.
The article traces Iowa from native name meanings across the Mississippi to early exploration by Marquette and Joliet in 1673 and the Dubuque settlement. It covers land grants to Julien Dubuque, shifts through French and Territorial eras, inclusion in the Louisiana purchase, and eventual statehood in 1846 with 1366 747 square miles and thirteen electoral votes, noting Iowa as the Warhorse State per McClure.
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